Fete Collection

Souvenir of Fete at Bourne End, New York Lodge, Buckinghamshire
3057572 Souvenir of Fte at Bourne End, New York Lodge, Buckinghamshire, August 1st 1908 (gouache on paper) by Woolls, Henry William (b.c.1860); 48.3x73.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Blaydon Races - A Study from Life, 1903 (oil on canvas)
TW426500 The Blaydon Races - A Study from Life, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Irving, William (1866-1943); 95x140 cm; Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear

King George V in Scottish dress
King George V chats to the Duchess of York, whilst the Duke of York brings up the rear. They have been taking part in the Balmoral Garden Fete. Date: 1927

Handbill for balloon race, Green brothers
Handbill advertising a balloon race between Charles Green and his brother in two balloons, taking place from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, to celebrate the Queens birthday. 13 August 1835

Entrance to Castle grounds, Dudley, West Midlands, with a statue of William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley, on the right. Date: 1905

Concert given by Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld at the Argentina Theatre in Rome
XIR18934 Concert given by Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld at the Argentina Theatre in Rome, on the Marriage of Louis the Dauphin (1729-65) son of Louis XV, to Marie-Josephe of Saxony (1731-67)

The Great Western Railway service from Penzance
The inaugural trip of the Great Western Railway service from Penzance. The new express service, which shortens the journey by forty minutes

Boys Band, Training Ship Indefatigable
The Boys Band of the Training Ship Indefatigable pose for their photograph in a field, near a tent -- probably at a local fete where they were performing

Fundraising funfair med01_01_0493
Soho Square Gardens, Westminster, Greater London. Nurses waving from the merry-go-round at The Soho Fair and Market. Photographed for the Topical Press Agency Ltd in July 1939

Southwark Fair, 1733 (engraving)
XJF397625 Southwark Fair, 1733 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Private Collection; (add.info.: fair held for 2 weeks in September, it was abolished in 1762; ); English, out of copyright

GWR Park - Childrens Fete, c1910
The GWR Fete was an annual event taht took place in the GWR Park on Faringdon Road

A Village Festival, Peasants Merrymaking Outside an Inn
Artist: Lingelbach, Johannes - Title: A Village Festival, Peasants Merrymaking Outside an Inn - Date: early 1650s - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 87.6 x 120.6

Southwark Fair, 1733, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451142 Southwark Fair, 1733, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Irene Cholmondeley and stepmother by Madame Yevonde
Irene Cholmondeley (1913-?) and her stepmother by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Lord George Hugo Cholmondeley

Garden Party (oil on canvas)
XIR488892 Garden Party (oil on canvas) by Amigoni, Jacopo (c. 1675-1752); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Fte dans un jardin); Italian, out of copyright

Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4673009 Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 131x175 cm; Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette)

A new kind of derby (colour litho)
2777730 A new kind of derby (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new kind of derby)

Festival for 14 July, Champs Elysees, Paris

Balloon event, Green and Cocking

A traditional custom, Montlucon, France, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1st April 1900

Swanley fete ankle contest, Kent. 1938

GWR Childrens Fete - Cake cutting team, c1900
Team of men and women cutting up 4 tons of fruit cake for the GWR Childrens Fete. It is believed that the machine used to cut the cakes was designed and built at Swindon Works!

Children enjoy a ride on a model steam train
A group of young children enjoy a ride on a model steam train. 1970s

After the Fete / Bismarck
OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD BISMARCK French satire " After the Fete"

Naumachia (Naval Battle Show). Painting by Ilario Spolverini (1657-1734). Hotel de Ville de Parma
VEN5027573 Naumachia (Naval Battle Show). Painting by Ilario Spolverini (1657-1734). Hotel de Ville de Parma.; (add.info.: Naumachia (Naval Battle Show). Painting by Ilario Spolverini (1657-1734)

English dandies in fancy dress at a costume ball at Vauxhall Gardens, 1820
FLO4662087 English dandies in fancy dress at a costume ball at Vauxhall Gardens, 1820. Tom, Jerry and Logic in characters at the Grand Carnival

Duties of the child at school: Duties of Masters and Bosses to Servants and Workers
DUV4212848 Duties of the child at school: Duties of Masters and Bosses to Servants and Workers. "Good masters make good servants." Engraving in " The unique book of morality

Letter F: Happy Feast! Grandma! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors
DUV4207516 Letter F: Happy Feast! Grandma! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24,5x18,5cm

Women in evening dresses in crepe georgine at a glamorous party - Lithograph with stencil handcolour from the luxury
FLO4562647 Women in evening dresses in crepe georgine at a glamorous party - Lithograph with stencil handcolour from the luxury French fashion magazine " Art, Gout

Wedding feast in an Egyptian harem, 1820, with bride and groom surrounded by female dancers and musicians
FLO4620527 Wedding feast in an Egyptian harem, 1820, with bride and groom surrounded by female dancers and musicians. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri after a painting by

The King of the Ashanti (Ghana) welcomes an English mission led by Thomas Bowdich, 1817
FLO4620308 The King of the Ashanti (Ghana) welcomes an English mission led by Thomas Bowdich, 1817. Drummers and dancers with torches perform in front of nobles under parasols and flags

British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): great Breton festival in Stonehenge (England)
FLO4608252 British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): great Breton festival in Stonehenge (England), druidic ceremony on the eve of May

Ceremony at a German tribal meeting. Men wearing wreaths, animal skins and antlers
FLO4704055 Ceremony at a German tribal meeting. Men wearing wreaths, animal skins and antlers. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Chinese wedding procession and ceremony. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio
FLO4622529 Chinese wedding procession and ceremony. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Sumptuous banquet in Abyssinia. A man seated on a sofa serves his guests with a curved knife
FLO4619839 Sumptuous banquet in Abyssinia. A man seated on a sofa serves his guests with a curved knife, while servants bring bread and drink

Wedding dance of the Iroquois, Native Americans of Canada. The bride and groom dance on a mat holding a long stick as
FLO4621803 Wedding dance of the Iroquois, Native Americans of Canada. The bride and groom dance on a mat holding a long stick as they recite their vows, before breaking the stick

The wedding of King Massinissa of Numidia and Sophonisba of Carthage. From a fragment of a painting found in Pompeii
FLO4620769 The wedding of King Massinissa of Numidia and Sophonisba of Carthage. From a fragment of a painting found in Pompeii

Equestrian statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg (celebration of the inauguration of the equestrian statue of)
FLO4576969 Equestrian statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg (celebration of the inauguration of the equestrian statue of Peter the Great in Saint Petersburg)

The fees of the flowers dance to a ball, campanule, fuchsia, lark's foot
FLO4637793 The fees of the flowers dance to a ball, campanule, fuchsia, lark's foot, pyramid and edging preceding the Chinese aster - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

A festive dance of the Camacan Indians of Bahia, the assembly naked or wearing a small apron dances around a pot
FLO4635835 A festive dance of the Camacan Indians of Bahia, the assembly naked or wearing a small apron dances around a pot on the fire

Celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles at the Great Synagogue, St. Helen's Place
FLO4669407 Celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles at the Great Synagogue, St. Helen's Place. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd from London

English dandies and belles in fancy-dress costume at a ball. Tom and Jerry larking at a Masquerade Supper at the Opera
FLO4661966 English dandies and belles in fancy-dress costume at a ball. Tom and Jerry larking at a Masquerade Supper at the Opera House

Twenty masked and costumed musicians and dancers emerge from four monstrous heads
FLO4702936 Twenty masked and costumed musicians and dancers emerge from four monstrous heads. Dance of the Nations, part of the celebrations of the birth of Freiderich, Duke of Wurttemberg, 1616

Three girls at a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979707 Three girls at a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Three girls at a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo)

Woman of Cleves in festival habit, Prussia, after Abraham de Bruyn, 1581 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte
FLO4686388 Woman of Cleves in festival habit, Prussia, after Abraham de Bruyn, 1581 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers' " Fashion

Photographic print of the Joan of Arc Procession in Compiegne
3077684 Photographic print of the Joan of Arc Procession in Compiegne; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Joan of Arc procession in Compiegne, a commune in the Oise department in northern France)

Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars, 1790
1574857 Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars, 1790; (add.info.: Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars. The image shows well-dressed aristocrats and members of the clergy digging)

Three girls have a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979764 Three girls have a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Three girls have a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured)

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"Fete: A Vibrant Tapestry of Life's Celebrations" Step into the world of festivities captured through art, photographs, and historical records. From "The Blaydon Races - A Study from Life" to "A Village Festival, Peasants Merrymaking Outside an Inn, " these glimpses into various fêtes transport us across time and space. Imagine strolling through the grand Entrance to Castle grounds in Dudley, West Midlands or witnessing King George V donning Scottish dress during a regal celebration. The Handbill for a balloon race by the Green brothers invites us to dream of soaring high above the clouds in pursuit of victory. Music fills the air as we attend a Concert given by Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld at the Argentina Theatre in Rome. Meanwhile, children revel in joyous play at GWR Park - Children's Fete circa 1910 while others showcase their talent in the Boys Band on Training Ship Indefatigable. Experience thrill and excitement at fundraising funfairs like med01_01_0493 or travel back centuries to witness Southwark Fair in 1733 through an enchanting engraving. And let us not forget about leisurely journeys aboard The Great Western Railway service from Penzance – where even transportation becomes a cause for celebration. In this collection of images and memories, each fête tells its own story – tales of unity, merriment, and community spirit that transcend time. Let us celebrate life's diverse tapestry with every joyful gathering.